Styling Ingredients
Sub Topics
| Ingredient Type | Function Examples | Examples |
| Styling polymers |
"Active ingredients" that form bonds between hair strands |
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| Plasticizers & Neutralizers |
Ingredients that modify polymer properties to make them more flexible and easier to wash out of hair |
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| Solvents |
Liquids that serve as carriers for other ingredients and then evaporate after product is applied to hair (usually water or ethanol) |
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Thickeners |
Ingredients make gels easier to apply |
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| Conditioning Agents | Help to improve softness and shine attributes |
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| Preservatives | Prevent microbial contamination of product |
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| Propellants | Pressurized gases to provide necessary force to push product out of container |
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| Surfactants | Used to help dissolve oils in a water-based system. Also used in mousses to work together with propellant to create foam. Can improve spreadability of product |
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| Fragrances | Impart a pleasant scent or cover up a raw material odor |